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  • Dec
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    Music Minute!

    Written by Trent | Filed under Minnie Riperton,Music Minute

    Did you know that Minnie Riperton was widely regarded as the artist who popularised the use of the whistle register in contemporary music?

    The mother of comedian Maya Rudolph, Riperton was classically trained to sing at the extremes of her vocal range, which spanned over a reported five octaves. The songbird used what she learned from Opera and applied her skills to R&B, Soul, Funk and Pop music as a member of the band Rotary Connection and later as a solo artist.

    Riperton is widely known for her lone #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ‘Lovin’ You’, despite scoring numerous successes on the R&B charts. Tragically, her career was cut short in 1979 when she died as a result complications related to breast cancer at the age of 31.

    Several artists lauded Riperton as a major influence. In addition to being Stevie Wonder’s muse in the 1970s, she also inspired the vocal stylings of dozens of other acts, including Michael Jackson, Jill Scott, Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Chante More, Shanice and Janelle Monae. Of course, Riperton’s most popular fan is probably Mariah Carey who has noted her as the biggest influence on her singing.

    Watch Riperton perform the R&B classic ‘Inside My Love’ Below:

    Now you know!

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    10 Comments to “Music Minute!”

    1. Vote -1 Vote +1Nke
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 2:43 pm

      I did know who Minnie was until Mariah spoke about her. I really like her voice.

      Reply
    2. Vote -1 Vote +1olly
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 2:57 pm

      brilliant voice, shame her life ended so early

      Reply
    3. Vote -1 Vote +1Julien
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 4:17 pm

      For those not familiar with Minnie, listen to “Reasons.” Pure bliss! And those high notes are out of this world!

      Reply
    4. Vote -1 Vote +1DOMOdotSCORE
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 5:56 pm

      Such an underrated talent! She should’ve gotten her recognition when she was alive cause she deserved it. Those high notes were part of the reason why I would listen to her music especially Inside My Love. That’s my jam!

      Reply
    5. Vote -1 Vote +1Lisa
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 7:55 pm

      Minnie’s whistle notes were real; she could hit them with resonance and actually sang notes in whistle, Mariah was always too over hyped

      Reply
    6. Vote -1 Vote +1babe
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 8:48 pm

      Jackie Christie looks like Minnie!

      Reply
    7. Vote -1 Vote +1*V3R*
      says:
      December 15, 2011 at 9:32 pm

      mimi’s inspiration! :-)

      Reply
    8. Vote -1 Vote +1Celebrating 200 Music Minutes! :: The Lava Lizard
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      February 8, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      [...] Did you know that Minnie Riperton was widely regarded as the artist who popularised the use of the whistle register in contemporary music? Read more here! [...]

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    9. Vote -1 Vote +1Travis
      says:
      February 29, 2012 at 8:07 am

      Excellent article, thanks.

      Reply
    10. Vote -1 Vote +1Music Minute: Minnie Riperton's Golden Hit! :: The Lava Lizard
      says:
      July 12, 2012 at 7:47 pm

      [...] Riperton, who was credited as one of the first artists to employ the whistle register in Pop music, only logged one gold album in the US throughout her [...]

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